On August 9, just a couple of weeks ago, Michael Brown was shot in the street by a Ferguson police officer. Because Brown was an 18-year-old black male, naturally, and unarmed, he has become the newest cause in the vein of Trayvon Martin. 1,200 more words

Yesterday, the State of Arizona executed double-murderer Joseph Rudolph Wood. Using a new two-drug combination, State doctors sedated Wood at 1352 and then administered the death drug. 1,091 more words

On May 19, 2013, at approximately 3:30 a.m., Phoenix police officer Daryl Raetz was finishing up a DUI arrest. While in the process of trying to get the suspect and his vehicle squared away, a green Ford Expedition sped toward the suspect’s vehicle and hit Raetz. 729 more words

Last month, Mack Worley posted a video he had taken of an incident involving the police in his hometown of Vancouver, WA. The video begins with Vancouver police officers asking him – with weapons drawn – to put his rifle on the ground. 1,082 more words

Last month, Mack Worley posted a video he had taken of an incident involving the police in his hometown of Vancouver, WA. The video begins with Vancouver police officers asking him – with weapons drawn – to put his rifle on the ground. 1,082 more words

A video of an ASU campus police officer attempting to arrest an ASU professor has gone viral. Today, the officer was placed on paid administrative leave while the FBI investigates claims of racial profiling and discrimination. 599 more words